Red is the default colour that rules every desi bride’s mind when it comes to bridal lehengas – check out Deepika’s wedding look, guys! But Bareilly brides are going the unconventional way by ditching the traditional red and replacing it with offbeat shades. From peacock and navy blue to peach and mint green to burnt orange and a mix of pistachio green and pink, brides in Bareilly are increasingly choosing hatke colours for their D-Day.Rajul Agarwal, a private banker from Rampur Garden, got married in May earlier this year. Rajul wore a light peach-pink lehenga with multi-coloured floral embroidery, which was a replica of Anushka Sharma’s bridal lehenga. She says, “I wanted to wear something subtle and found the perfect one for my D-Day. And when I tried it out, it looked amazing. In fact, my in-laws were pretty cool about it.”Kritika Agarwal, a marketing professional in a pharmaceutical company, wore a mix of lemon, mint-green and hot-pink lehenga having gotta patti, stones and zari embroidery, to complement his husband’s hot pink stole that he wore over a bluish-grey sherwani. Kritika says, “Mine was a day wedding and I wasn’t willing to see myself in red, which is more of an evening colour. The hot pink shade in my lehenga brightened my look. My family was pretty cool about my choice. Guests at the wedding too, loved and appreciated the colour of my lehenga saying ‘this is something different and off-beat’.”RajulShubhi Rana, a Chartered Accountant from Karamchari Nagar, got married in June this year. Shubhi wore a combination of peacock and navy blue lehenga with heavy gotta-patti, resham and metallic velvet work, which she teamed up with a pink dupatta. Shubhi says, “Red was absolutely not on my list. I came across this beautiful blue lehenga – it appealed to me as a fresh and gorgeous outfit for my D-Day. Black and blue are shades that brides usually don’t go for, but surprisingly, my in-laws had no issues about it. In fact, my lehenga was from their side. Though, my family members initially were little surprised and sceptical about it but when they saw me on my wedding day, they loved it.”Harman and GunjotShalini Gupta, a homemaker and resident of Civil Lines got married this month and wore a wine and coffee brown lehenga in velvette base with heavily embellished dabka embroidery on it. Shalini shares with us, “Why red is always associated with bridal attire when we have so many different shades to choose from? I always wanted to break the monotony of red and look different from other brides and that’s what I shared with my in-laws too. I never saw myself wearing a red lehenga. My family and friends were initially shocked to know that my in-laws gifted me an offbeat-coloured wedding lehenga.”Gunjot Bagga, who lives on Stadium Road, colour-coordinated her wedding outfit with her husband’s sherwani. She wore lehengas in three different occasions including the wedding in a gurudwara for pheras and then a reception in metallic shades. “I opted for a maroon and dark brown velvet lehenga with gold dabka and zari embroidery on it for my special day. For pheras in gurudwara, I wore a pistachio green lehenga with pink and pastel brown dupatta on my reception.” Gunjot adds, “Now, bridal markets and boutiques have a variety of bridal colours to offer other than red in beautiful hand and machine embroideries, which clearly shows the change in the taste of the brides.”Kritika and GurpreetRoopal Awal, owner of a boutique in Premnagar, says, “The wedding look has undergone a massive change and it is the season of switching from the usual red to the offbeat peach, orange, gold, green, cherry pink and brown, among others. A red bridal outfit is such a loud-coloured piece that it is not easily re-usable. But the bridal outfits in unconventional colours can be easily worn again or teamed up with some other attire. Dabka embroideryhas made a comeback this year and it is perfect for offbeat colours. However, there are people who still want a touch of red, so in that case, we add red sequins on pastel lehengas and dupattas, jisse family bhi khush. For instance, a couple of months ago, I had made a wedding sharara in burnt orange and gave a hint of red on the dupatta.”Harry, another boutique owner in Janakpuri , says, “This is the season of peach, gold and beige where brides are willing to experiment with a variety of tones. Brides want to set their own trends as they post their wedding pictures on social media and come to us saying that they want to look different and do something unique with their wedding attire.”

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